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972401

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many staff (a) are employed directly by (b) are seconded to and (c) work under contract to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
	tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
	uin	174123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I can confirm that all staff directly employed by the Department for Exiting the European Union are paid in line with the Government’s National Living Wage. All staff are based in London and are paid in line with the living wage, as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department is recruiting the brightest and the best from across the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 650 staff. We will not be providing a running commentary as recruitment is ongoing and numbers are regularly changing.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/10/2018 11:06:16 question first ministerially corrected 09/10/2018 12:47:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris previous answer version 77105 answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

972307

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Career Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many staff who transferred into his Department were promoted to a higher grade upon their transfer; and how many have since transferred out of his Department at that higher grade.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	173943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The information you have requested is not held centrally therefore we are not in a position to provide this.<br><br>The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 650 staff. The Department continues to recruit the brightest and the best from across the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector, in a range of professions.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/10/2018 11:01:41 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

971603

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he has held discussions with Cabinet colleagues and EU representatives on the holding of European parliamentary elections in the UK in 2019 in the event that the UK's withdrawal from the EU is delayed.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	173513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear that the United Kingdom will cease to be a member of the European Union on the 29th March 2019 and we will no longer have Members of the European Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/10/2018 12:59:44 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

973436

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Cooperatives
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of Brexit on co-operative institutions and companies that have members in a number of EU member states including the UK; and whether this issue is being considered as part of the Brexit negotiations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL10362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is negotiating for a future relationship with the European Union that works for all types of business in the UK and ministers from across the Government have carried out extensive engagement with businesses and industry bodies from all sectors of the economy regarding our exit from the EU.</p><p>As noted in the Government’s recent White Paper on the UK’s future relationship with the EU, the UK is an outward-facing, trading nation.</p><p>As such, there are no nationality restrictions on who can be a member of a co-operative institution or company under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 or any other UK legislation, and there are no plans for this to change after we leave the EU.</p><p><strong><strong></strong><br></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 09/10/2018 15:50:45 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

973313

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the classification of sanitary items for VAT purposes within the context of the EU withdrawal negotiations.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	174837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has continued to press at EU level for the flexibility to apply a zero rate of VAT to women’s sanitary products so that this can be introduced in the UK at the earliest opportunity.</p><p>In January 2018, the European Commission brought forward a legislative proposal to enhance Member States’ flexibility to apply reduced and zero rates of VAT.</p><p>This proposal remains under discussion and, if agreed to by Member States, would give the UK the legal ability to zero rate women’s sanitary products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/10/2018 12:23:52 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

971616

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Government plans to publish its contingency plans for no deal being reached on the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Blackburn
	tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
	uin	173587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has been clear on the outcome it wants to achieve, which is to secure a mutually advantageous deal with the EU. However, we have already carried out very significant ‘no deal’ preparations for the unlikely event that we reach March 2019 without agreeing a deal. We have successfully passed critical legislation, signed international agreements, recruited additional staff and guaranteed certain EU funding in a ‘no deal’ scenario.</p><p>We have already published a series of 77 technical notices so that businesses and citizens have time to prepare in the event of a 'no deal' scenario. These are available on gov.uk in a centralised location that is easy for people to access and use.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/10/2018 13:02:18 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

969265

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will publish a list of the mobile phone applications developed by his Department and its agencies in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of developing of each of those applications.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	171510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has not developed any mobile phone applications.</p><p>The Government Digital Service lead the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/digital-data-and-technology-professions" target="_blank">Digital, Data and Technology function</a> for Government and guidance on working with mobile technology can be found published on the gov.uk website. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/working-with-mobile-technology#native-or-" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/working-with-mobile-technology#native-or-</a><a href="https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/working-with-mobile-technology#native-or-" target="_blank">hybrid-apps</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/10/2018 10:53:39 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

972492

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the 2018-19 Main Estimates, published in April 2018, how much additional funding his Department has been allocated since the publication of those estimates to prepare for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	174070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has had no additional funding allocated since the 2018-19 Main Estimates, published in April 2018.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/10/2018 10:59:03 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

971740

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many meetings Ministers of his Department have had with organisations representing (a) EU citizens in the UK and (b) UK citizens in the EU (i) since his appointment and (ii) since January 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	173637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from across Government are speaking to stakeholders from a variety of sectors, including organisations representing EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU, to understand their concerns and priorities regarding our EU exit.</p><p>Working with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Home Office, DExEU has hosted sixteen community outreach information events with diaspora communities in the UK and organisations that represent EU citizens. Since January 2018, DExEU ministers have attended twelve of these events; four of these have taken place since the Secretary of State’s appointment. UK diplomatic posts around EU 27 member states have hosted a number of events with UK citizens in the EU.</p><p>The Home Office has long standing relationships with groups representing EU citizens, and is discussing the design of the scheme to grant status to EU citizens already resident in the UK with employers, suppliers and citizens.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/10/2018 10:57:43 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

973339

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the financial liabilities the UK would have to accept in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harwich and North Essex
	tabling member printed	Sir Bernard Jenkin
	uin	174591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>In the unlikely event that we leave the EU without a deal, the financial settlement, as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement, would be open for consideration. As the Prime Minister has clearly stated, we are a country that believes in the rule of law and therefore we would abide by our legal obligations. However, the nature of the financial settlement, as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement, is contingent upon us agreeing the deal as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/10/2018 12:21:01 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	40 label Biography information for Sir Bernard Jenkin